Hello,
I have been unable to boot my USB Flash Drive using the floppy boot disk.
The disk was made using WakePup create boot floppy in 4.31.
The Flash copy was made using BootFlash in 4.31.
The 1GB USB Flash D was formatted using GParted in 4.31. GParted is instructed to make VFAT16 and complies, but scans back afterward VFAT32. 'boot' flag was chosen.
Note: CFDISK scans the format as VFAT16.

Depending upon when I insert the USB Flash D, I get differing screen options/messages.
If USB Flash D inserted prior to power on, it is not found. The process then hangs.
If USB Flash D is not inserted at power on, menu comes up asking for media type.
Eventually, an 'a' prompt arrives. I do not know how to designate path, nor do I know what commands are possible/appropriate.
Please advise.
Mitchellray

Hello,
I have been unable to boot my USB Flash Drive using the floppy boot disk.
The disk was made using WakePup create boot floppy in 4.31.
The Flash copy was made using BootFlash in 4.31.
The 1GB USB Flash D was formatted using GParted in 4.31. GParted is instructed to make VFAT16 and complies, but scans back afterward VFAT32. 'boot' flag was chosen.
Note: CFDISK scans the format as VFAT16.

Depending upon when I insert the USB Flash D, I get differing screen options/messages.
If USB Flash D inserted prior to power on, it is not found. The process then hangs.
If USB Flash D is not inserted at power on, menu comes up asking for media type.
Eventually, an 'a' prompt arrives. I do not know how to designate path, nor do I know what commands are possible/appropriate.
Please advise.
Mitchellray

Yes; gparted in 4.3.1 calls fat 16 partitions fat 32; it's weird.
A wakekpup2 floppy will not boot usbflash with puppy 4.3.1.
The floppy works fine on puppies earlier than 4.3.
The 4.3.1 flash can boot using the install cd and typing (puppy
pmedia=usbflash) at the boot screen.

Think I'll install 4.3.1 to flash again and check to see if it has the same
files as the earlier ones, (I should have done that before...duhh).
I used "universal installer" to "do the flash"._________________
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs

Hello rjbrewer,
When I insert the USB Flash D before powerup, WakePup2 proceeds to load but then hangs at a blinkin cursor.
On that page, it says it found USBFLASH, but a few lines down it says some type of adapter or converter (I'm not exactly certain) is not there.
Alternatively:
If I do not put USB Flash D in at powerup, WakePup2 gets to a screen asking for type of drive. I have tried both choices 1 and alternatively 6, both USB Flash Drive indicated.
Then the next step takes me to the choices 1 or 2, and I choose. Choice 1 results in a request for sub directory which must include USBFLASH.
I can not come up with the correct path.
Choice 2 results in a screen with a bit more detailed request for information and an a:\>.
I have no idea after trial and error what to place as path.
The only commands that seem to work are '?' and 'dir', but both get me to other screens where I am still at a loss.

Note: I have successfully booted my other computer, Asus1005HA with that USB Flash D after changing the bios to boot from peripheral 1st.
So the Flash Puppy is functional.
Mitchellray

I used "universal installer" to put puppy on the flash drive.
"Bootflash" gives me the impression it is for computers that
are new enough to boot usb without the need for floppy_________________
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs

Hello rjbrewer,
Yes, I had success with 4.2.1.
Oddly, WakePup2 only finds two of my USB, the ones on the motherboard, but not the additional two plugged into the auxiliary USB plug on the board.

Thanks much for the assistance.
Mitchellray

sidenote: Puppy would not shut off machine from FDD boot of USBFlash as was solved elsewhere with CD-RW by apm power_off=1.
But boot option acpi=force and then save on shutdown works on subsequent boots.

PROBLEM:
I boot from floppy with wakepup2, but every time failed after a short boot, with the message:
Loading drivers needed to access disk drives.... done
Searching for Puppy files in computer disk drives...lupu-501.sfs not found. Drop ping out to initial-ramdisk console....
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
#SOLUTION:
After many tests I get the point: wakepup2 is case sensitive! It is looking for lupu-501.sfs, but in install folder the file is LUPU_501.SFS. For this reason is coming the message above. I solved that by renaming LUPU_501.SFS in lupu-501.sfs. Everything is working fine.
SUGGESTION:
Please edit wakepup2 to look for LUPU_501.SFS instead of lupu-501.sfs. Thank you!